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Altron subsidiary Bytes Technology Group has landed an IT services contract with banking group Absa worth R400m. Bytes division Bytes Managed Solutions won the deal to provide services to Absa and parent Barclays across the territories in Africa where the financial services giant operates

After 38 years as a publicly traded company, Altech will terminate its listing on the JSE on 20 August, provided it gets the support of shareholders for the move, the technology group, which is controlled by Altron, said on Thursday. Last month, Altron announced that it intended to buy out minority

The next time you call your bank or your telecommunications provider, you may be asked to speak a few words so that software can determine whether you are, in fact, who you claim to be. A new South African technology company, OneVault, is hoping companies adopt remote, voice-based

Altron IT subsidiary Bytes Technology Group has acquired identity management company Brand New Technologies (BNTech). The purchase consideration, which has not been disclosed, is dependent on the attainment of certain profit targets over a period of three years. BNTech specialises in securing

The performance of IT services group Bytes was the only bright spot in an otherwise poor set of annual financial results from JSE-listed conglomerate Altron, whose numbers were dragged down by subsidiaries Altech and Powertech. Group headline earnings per

Altron and its subsidiary Altech are still engaged in talks, the outcome of which could have a material effect on the share prices of the two JSE-listed groups. Though neither has said what the discussions are about, it’s widely speculated that Altron is preparing to make an offer to minority shareholders in Altech

Altron and subsidiary Altech both cautioned their shareholders within moments of one another on Friday that they were in talks that could have an impact on the share prices of the two companies. The move has ignited speculation that Altron could have another go at delisting Altech, which

Despite good revenue growth of 11% in the six months ended 31 August 2012, JSE-listed Altron’s profits have been pummelled due to margin pressure and writedowns at subsidiary Altech. For the period, Altron reported operating profit before capital items of R586m, from R627m previously. However, the problems at Altech

Altron subsidiary Bytes Technology Group has acquired Alliance Business Solutions, an Oracle software specialist, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition has been done through Bytes Systems Integration. The rationale for the deal

Absa will make available an online banking application for smartphones either in the fourth quarter of 2012 or in the first quarter of 2013, Christo Vrey, the bank’s managing executive for digital channels, has revealed in an interview with TechCentral. “There is a chance for the fourth quarter